Pattern note
These instructions are for a plain egg. Use various amounts of blue embroidery threads with the white cotton to create speckled variegated tones and stripes. Simply cut a length of embroidery cotton and crochet doubled with the DK cotton.Using crochet hook, ch 2 (counts as a st), dc 5 into second ch from hook, ss into first st. 6 sts.
Mark end of round with a stitch marker.Round 1: 2dc into each st to end of round. 12 sts.Round 2: 1dc into each st to end of round. 12 sts.

Round 3: *1dc into first st, 2dc into next st, rep from * to end of round. 18 sts.Round 4: 1dc into each st to end of round. 18 sts.Round 5: *1dc into next 2 sts, 2dc into
next st, rep from * to end of round. 24 sts.Round 6: 1dc into each st to end of round. 24 sts.Round 7: *1dc into next 3 sts, 2dc into
next st, rep from * to end of round. 30 sts.Round 8: 1dc into each st to end of round. 30 sts.Round 9: 1dc into each st to end of round. 30 sts.Round 10: 1dc into each st to end of round. 30 sts.Round 11: *1dc into next 4 sts, skip the
next st, rep from * to end of round. 24 sts.Round 12: 1dc into each st to end of round. 24 sts.Round 13: *1dc into next 3 sts, skip the
next st, rep from * to end of round. 18 sts.Round 14: *1dc into next 2 sts, skip the
next st, rep from * to end of round. 12 sts. Stuff firmly.Round 15: *1dc into next st, skip the next st, rep from * to end of round. 6 sts.
Hook the thread through all remaining stitches and tie off.